Thursday, June 23, 2011

Stagehand Dies At 'How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying' On Broadway, Cancels Show.



UPDATE II: The New York Times reports that the stagehand, a 29-year old male, was found in cardiac arrest backstage, the result of a drug overdose, shortly before the curtain raise at 8 PM, and was pronounced dead upon arrival at the hospital.

“It was a stagehand who had done something terrible to himself,” a theater industry executive told the Times. “Apparently it happened in a bathroom backstage, and it was very, very serious.”
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UPDATE: A spokesman from the show stated (via NY Times Theater Twitter) that a stagehand passed away shortly before the 8pm curtain rising, but the death was not caused by any sort of accident involved with the production.
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PREVIOUSLY:

A stagehand working on the hit Broadway play "How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying" has died, according to multiple reports.

What was scheduled to be the show's 100th performance was canceled due to "a tragedy in the company," as the show's stars, Daniel Radcliffe and John Larroquette, announced before the audience, BroadwayWorld.com reports. The NY Times tweeted that the show was canceled due to an accident backstage.

An investor in the show tweeted, "My sympathy to cast- crew and family of the lost crew member, so sad. He will be greatly missed at the hirschfeld."

Little Known Facts About Justin Beiber in The Late Show With David Letterman. ( video )




Even the biggest pop star in the world, with swag pouring out the floppy hair-covered ears, has to play humble sometimes. And like nearly every other major star in the world, that sometimes is while on set with David Letterman.

The "Late Show" host is famous for not caring what his interview subjects have to say, showing his disinterest, and even disdain on many occasions (see: Phoenix, Joaquin). And so when he hosted Justin Bieber on Wednesday night, the tween king was in for a little ribbing.

Luckily, Letterman let him off easy with the Top 10 Little Known Facts About Justin Bieber, making just tiny pokes at his fame and age. More impressive, perhaps, was Bieber's newfound low voice.

Here are the top ten facts, watch the countdown video below.

10. My new fragrance Someday also makes a delicious, low-calorie salad dressing. 
9. I served eight months in prison for siphoning gas. 
8. The first thing I bought when I hit it big was a four-slice toaster. 
7. As hard as I've tried, I don't know how to not be adorable. 
6. "Justin Bieber's" my secret identity, I'm really Green Lantern. 
5. I'm not really a big fan of Kevin James. 
4. I begged my publicist to get me out of this. 
3. Last week I accidentally waited in line for two hours for my own autograph. 
2. My mom had to remind me that he's not Larry King. 
1. It's a hair piece.

Emma Stone In 'Pride, Prejudice and Zombies': Offered Elizabeth Bennet Part In Film.




Emma Stone has already shown off her extreme zombie fighting ability, starring alongside jesse Eisenberg and Woody Harrelson in the apocalyptic present of "Zombieland." Now, it looks like she'll be going into the past to knock some undead heads.

After running through Natalie Portman and Scarlett Johansson as potential leads, director Craig Gillespie and Lionsgate have offered the lead role in "Pride, Prejudice and Zombies" to Stone, extending the opportunity to play Elizabeth Bennet in the big screen version of the hit genre mashup book by Seth Grahame-Smith, Variety reports. The film is being produced by Portman's production company, Handsomecharlie Films.

‘Cake Boss’ Buddy Valastro Creates 2,000-Pound ‘Transformers’ Camaro Cake.



Cake Boss Buddy Valastro has mastered another towering dessert of truly epic proportion. The chef, who stars in the hit reality TV series on TLC, has created a massive 2,000-pound cake in the shape of Bumblebee — a character from the highly anticipatedTransformers: Dark Side of the Moon film. And not only did he create Bumblebee but also the yellow Chevrolet Camaro that he transforms into!

The masterpiece took approximately four days to make and was recently displayed in NYC.

The cake consists of vanilla pound cake with butter-cream frosting and Rice Krispies treats were used to bind the cake at critical flex points.

“This was the hardest caked I’ve ever done, but one I’m the most proud of,” Buddy shared. “We had to build it outside the bakery and had a special effects guy help us with some hydraulics and stuff.”

Jennifer Aniston Roaming Around in NYC Showing Off Leg n Ring. ( Photos )




Yesterday was the first day of summer, and let’s just sayJennifer Aniston‘s got a whole lot of leg going on in the warm heat. The actress, who recently moved to the Big Apple with her rather serious boyfriend Justin Theroux, was seen strolling in a see-through white skirt, that shockingly looked fabulous. Jennifer also carried her brown zipper side bag that she has been photographed in countless times. And what is that we see? A ring!
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